horizontal (as opposed to vertical); side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside; aside
evasion; avoidance; recusal (of a judge)
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
to lose sight of; to miss
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
stone; rock; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); (round) game piece
pulverization; pulverisation; reducing to pieces; crushing; smashing
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
chain (of); series (of); sequence; suite (e.g. of rooms)
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
attack; assault; criticism; censure; cyber attack (e.g. DDoS)
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (someone)
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
in an instant; instantly; in a moment; instantaneously; in the twinkling of an eye
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; impulse
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
quickly (esp. actions); suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)
to lay (something) face down; to place upside down; to point downwards (one's eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (one's eyes); to lay (oneself) face down; to lie face down; to conceal
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
to burn to a crisp; to scorch
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
to go past; to pass; to pass by
pitch-black; jet-black; strongly tanned; deeply sunburnt; sooty; black with dirt
alteration (of character or essence); change in quality; transformation; perversion (esp. sexual)
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (of a book); (one) complete set (of books)
to melt; to liquefy; to dissolve (in a liquid); to be soluble (in); to be used up (of money or time); to be wasted
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
to blow in (of wind, rain, etc.); to blow (air) into (e.g. a balloon); to breathe (new life) into; to inspire (someone) with; to put into someone's head; to record (audio; on tape, vinyl, etc.)
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
unfathomable; inestimable; immeasurable
ace up one's sleeve; trump card; secret skills; secret; (arch.) left hand
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
method; way; manner; process; procedure; means
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
to pick up; to pick out (e.g. key points in an article); to single out; to point out